# 119-hr-2474: Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act

119-hr-2474, Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2474
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Evaluate satellite broadband for Appalachian economic development.** This bill would require the Government Accountability Office to study whether the Appalachian Regional Commission can use low-orbit satellite service in broadband projects and to report to Congress within one year. The study must review satellite broadband capacity for business use, examine economic development outcomes where satellite service has been used, and analyze the cost-effectiveness of satellite deployment compared with other broadband approaches.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3898: PERMIT Act
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2474 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2474)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3898: PERMIT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3898)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2474 (as of 2026-09-10).